Marking 10<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the EAEU: a Transport and Logistics Perspective
Since 2014 transport and logistics as a dimension of Eurasian economic integration has achieved tangible results (i.e. in terms of transit volumes by rail across the EAEU) disregarding obvious organizational and economic hurdles (mainly of technical and administrative origin), as well as exogenous s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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MGIMO University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Международная аналитика |
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| Online Access: | https://www.interanalytics.org/jour/article/view/604 |
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| Summary: | Since 2014 transport and logistics as a dimension of Eurasian economic integration has achieved tangible results (i.e. in terms of transit volumes by rail across the EAEU) disregarding obvious organizational and economic hurdles (mainly of technical and administrative origin), as well as exogenous shocks. The sanctions regime imposed by the West on Russia in 2022 has a bold influence on the cooperation in question. As of today, there is some evidence that EAEU members are involved in logistics schemes allowing Russia to bypass Western sanctions. However, in this essence it is important to differentiate official rhetoric and business rationales in Russia’s partners to the Union, as in some cases politics overweighs economics, while in others it is the other way round.The paper aims to critically trace the transport and logistics dimension of Eurasian integration in 2014–2024. It has been revealed that increasing transport connectivity within the EAEU, in light of the 2025 agenda to create a common transport space, is in line with the national interests of all member states, as well as the Greater Eurasia region as a whole. A cornerstone impetus for such motion comes from the endeavour of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia to participate qualitatively in global supply chains by offering a guaranteed, secure and sustainable delivery option to the market. In the end, the author concludes that with the on-going fragmentation of global economy and its fierce politicization, as of today the EAEU is ably handling transport and logistics agenda. And more fundamentally, the hurdles involved are being relatively quickly solved by officials in Astana, Bishkek, Yerevan, Minsk and Moscow which is definitely a cause for optimism for all parties concerned. |
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| ISSN: | 2587-8476 2541-9633 |